A two-day bilateral working trip between the Netherlands and the United States, led by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, aims to improve cooperation on trade facilitation, port efficiency, and border management.
A number of high-level technical meetings, institutional briefings, and strategic meetings with Dutch authorities and Customs experts were part of the visit, which took place between October 29 and October 2025.
The Nigerian delegation was met by senior Dutch Customs Administration officials at Laan op Zuid, Dutch Customs Headquarters in Rotterdam, where the mission started.
The delegation also got a presentation from Ed Tulp’s National Tariff Classification Team (TLT), which dealt with tariff and origin rules in the Dutch system.
A detailed discussion on risk management, moderated by Dennis van der Wolk of the Customs National Tactical Centre (DLTC), which highlighted the Netherlands’ model for risk profiling, cargo monitoring, and tactical decision-making in customs operations.
After that, the NCS team met with the Netherlands Customs’ Head of International Affairs, where discussions focused on strengthening inter-agency coordination, capacity-building exchange programs, and digital trade processes.
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CGC Adeniyi praised the Dutch Customs’ structured approach to classification and risk management during the sessions, noting that “the presentations have been particularly insightful in showing how systematic collaboration and data-driven analysis can improve compliance and trade facilitation across borders.”
He added that the Nigeria Customs Service “mains committed to adopting international best practices that strike a balance between facilitation and enforcement, ensuring that legitimate trade flourishes while protecting revenue and security interests.”
After leaving Schiphol Airport, the delegation moved on to Schiphol Cargo, where Schiphol Cargo’s detailed presentation on cargo classification and clearance procedures at one of Europe’s busiest air cargo centers. In handling large-volume air cargo, the session gave attendees a firsthand understanding of how the Netherlands uses automated processing, pre-arrival processing, and coordinated border control.
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